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Sand lifting threat to croplands
Illegal sand lifting from the Bangalee river in Shaghata upazila of the district goes unabated, posing threat to the
13 November 2016, 18:00 PM
Villagers repair dyke to save crops
Residents of four villages under Kalapara upazila of the district have voluntarily started repairing a damaged
13 November 2016, 18:00 PM
Arson attack in Nasirnagar again
Miscreants set fire to a room of the house of a Hindu family in Nasirnagar upazila of Brahmanbaria where the people of minority community have been living in fears following recent several attacks there.
13 November 2016, 09:13 AM
FAO to work for erosion-hit people
The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) will chalk out a plan to solve the problems of the erosion-hit farmers of the coastal areas,
12 November 2016, 18:00 PM
Elderly man killed by family members
Property-greedy family members beat dead an elderly man in Bhangura upazila of the district on Friday.
12 November 2016, 18:00 PM
Why can't we stop the stalking?
Unwanted attention is something that a woman has had to experience at some point of time in their lives. It's not something new and it
11 November 2016, 18:00 PM
Anomalies in distribution
Nekjan Begum, wife of late Azizul Islam of Kasharigasa village under Natore Sadar upazila died on January 1, 2012, but her old-age allowance is still being withdrawn regularly.
10 November 2016, 18:00 PM
14, including Bangladeshi expatriate, injured in KSA by projectiles fired from Yemen
Fourteen including a Bangladeshi were injured by projectiles fired by Yemen's Houthi group into Saudi Arabia.
10 November 2016, 15:25 PM
Bangladesh NGO wins Energy Globe Award at COP22
Tahzingdong, a Bangladeshi non government organisation, has won the Energy Globe Award in Earth category at COP22 this year for its community-based forest conservation project in Rrowangchhari area of Bandarban district.
10 November 2016, 12:50 PM
Women vow to resist child marriage
Women of three villages in Patuakhali Sadar upazila have vowed to resist child marriage in their families and areas as well.
9 November 2016, 18:00 PM
One shot dead by Indian Khasias
A Bangladeshi national was shot dead allegedly by Indian Khasias on Sonar Hat frontier in Goainghat upazila of the district early yesterday.
9 November 2016, 18:00 PM
Urea production stopped due to technical glitch
Urea production at Jamuna Fertiliser Company Ltd (JFCL) at Tarakandi in Jamalpur remained stopped due to mechanical
8 November 2016, 18:00 PM
Repair road or face strike
Bus-truck owners and workers at a human chain programme in the Dariapara area here yesterday demanded repair
8 November 2016, 18:00 PM
Attacks on to grab Khasi land
Betel leaf cultivation is the only source of income of the indigenous Khasi people in the district, but some criminals
8 November 2016, 18:00 PM
Char patients suffer
The lone water ambulance meant for carrying patients from char (landmass emerging from riverbed) areas of
8 November 2016, 18:00 PM
Broken classrooms drive students outdoors
From students of 38 primary schools in Nilphamari's Jaldhaka upazila there can be few complaints of stuffy
8 November 2016, 18:00 PM
HC questions legality of Jessore youth’s imprisonment
The High Court questions the legality of sentencing a youth to two years imprisonment by a mobile court in Chaugachha upazila of Jessore for having drug.
8 November 2016, 14:33 PM
37 Bangladeshi job seekers held in Libya
At least 37 Bangladeshi fortune seekers, who tried to reach Italy through Mediterranean Sea, are kept at a detention centre in Libya’s Gharyan town.
8 November 2016, 12:04 PM
Charges pressed against Khadiza’s attacker
Police have submitted charge sheet against suspended student of Shahjalal University of Science and Technology Badrul Alam in connection with the gruesome attack on Sylhet college girl Khadiza Akter on October 3.
8 November 2016, 07:30 AM
Home boss, police chief visit attacked Hindus
Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan and State Minister for Youth and Sports Biren Sikder visit Brahmanbaria's Nasirnagar following the spate of attacks on the Hindus.
8 November 2016, 05:57 AM